National War College
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| National War College | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Built/Founded: | 1907 |
| Architect: | McKim, Mead, and White |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | November 28, 1972 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001535[1] |
| Governing body: | United States Army |
The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University.
It is located in Theodore Roosevelt Hall in Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active today. It was officially established on July 1, 1946 as an upgraded replacement for the Army-Navy Staff College, which operated from June 1943 to July 1946.
According to Lieutenant General Leonard T. Gerow, President of the Board which recommended its formation, "The College is concerned with grand strategy and the utilization of the national resources necessary to implement that strategy... Its graduates will exercise a great influence on the formulation of national and foreign policy in both peace and war...."
Mid-level and senior military officers who are likely to be promoted to the most senior ranks are selected to study at the War College in preparation for higher staff and command positions. One of the more notable graduates of the National War College was former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.
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- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
